Attachment for safety razors



Sept. 18 1923.

F. C. WILLIAMS ATTACHMENT FOR SAFETY RAZORS Filed March 15, 1921 Win48 Patented Sept. 18, 1923.

v a r FRANK c. w1LLIAMs',oE SALT LAKE CITY, "UTAH, Assianon or ONE-HALF TO EUGENE GILEs. 0F SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

ATTACHMENT FOR SAFETY RAZORS.

T 0 aZZ whom it man/concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK C. VViLLIAMs, a'citizen of the United States, residing at Salt Lake City, in thecounty of Salt Lake and State of Utah, have invented a new and useful Attachment for Safety Razors, of whichthe followingis a specification.

This invention is a. new and useful aux; iliary handle for safety razors.

The standardsafety razors which are now.

in general use, are usually constructed in such manner that the blade is rigidly held with respect to the handle. This type of construction is open to objection for the rea-' son that it is difficult for any user but the most expert, to shave withthem with any degree of comfort. This is because, usually, the blade is drawn over the face with a hoe like action, which failsto completely sever the beard, and is very irritating to the skin. The best results in shaving with a safety razor, are obtained when the blade is held by the user at such an angle that it will move across the face with a drawing or slicing out, somewhat parallel with the edge of the'blade, which type of cut efficiently removes the beard from the face without irritation. to provide means by which the blade of a safety razor may be adjusted to any desired angle suited to individual requirements, ,and retained in the adjusted position, whereby the desired drawing or slicing cut is assured at all times. The invention will be hereinafter fully setforth and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating an auxiliary handle constructed in ac cordance 'with the invention, a standard safety razor being conventionally shown in dotted lines. Figure 2 is a top end view illustrating the angular-adjustment of the razor. Figure 8 is an end view of the auxiliary handle with the razor removed. Figure 1 is a sectional view illustrating a slight modification.

The object of the invention is one edge, for providing clearance for the head 13, of a set screw 14, which extends through the body of the handle into the bore 11. 15 designates the handle of'a standard safety razor, provided with the usual guard and blade conventionally illustrated at 16.

In practice, the handle 15 is inserted into the bore 11, and rotated until the razor blade is at the proper angle to give the desired slicing or draw cut. The set screw 14 is then tightened so as to engagethe handle 15 and prevent its rotation. By this means, the razor bladeis held at such an angle, that even if the user draws the blade straight down, as many of them do in shaving, the blade will move downwardly and obliquely, in a direction parallel with the edge of the blade, and thereby produce the pro-per slicing or draw cut.

If desired, a special type of blade holder maybe employed in conjunction with the handle 10, as illustrated in Figure 4. In said figure the blade holder 16 is shown as provided with a central rigid stud 15" capable of entering the bore 11 and of being engaged by the set screw 13. It is obvious from the drawing that the angle of the blade may be adjusted in the handle 10 in the same manner that the guard 16 (Figure 1) is adjusted.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the invention provides an exceedingly simple and convenient means by which a standard safety razor, rigidly secured to its handle, may be adjusted to an angle to suit the requirements of any user, and rigidly maintained at the adjusted angle.

Having thus explained the nature of the invention and described an operative manner of constructing and using the same, although without attempting to set forth all of the forms in which it may be made, or all of the forms of its use, what is claimed is 1. An attachment for safety razors comprising an auxiliary handle having a bore capable of loosely receiving the handle of a standard safety razor, and means whereby relative rotation of said handles may be prevented.

2'. An attachment for safety razors comprising an auxiliary handle having a bore capable of loosely receiving the handle of a standard safety razor, and a set screw carried by said auxiliary handle and positioned to engage the handle inserted in said bore.

3. Anlattachinentfor safety razors coma prising an aux1l1ary. handle having: bore capable of loosely receiving the handle of a standard safety razor, said auxiliary handle 5 having a cut away portion in its suriace con.-

tiguous to one end, and a set screw working in the cut away portionand-positioned to engage the handle inserted in said bore.

4. An attachment for safetyrazors com: prising an auxiliary handle of approximate 1y elliptical cross section, having a central longitudinal bore of cylindrical cross sec' tion capable of loosely receiving the handle of a standard safety razor; and means where 'by relative rotation of said handle may be prevented.

5. An attachment for safetyrazors'comprising a handleihaving a bore leading in from one end, a razor provided with amenib er shaped to enter and rotatee within said bore, and means whereby relative rotation of said member and' saidyhandle maybe prevented." I l V 6.AI 1 attaehinent for safety razors comprising a handle havinga'bore leading in from one end,- .airazor provided with a member shaped to enter and rotate Within said bore, and a set screw carried'bysaid handle FRA-NK'OQ WILLIAMSQ 

